English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Jordan Castle

Other OS name in the Parish of Wellow

Etymology

is so named in 1826(G) . It is the site of the castle of Jordan Foliot who in 1252 was given licence to embattle his manor - house of Grimston (supra 65) ( VCH i, 250 n. 3 ) .

Places in the same Parish